Psych Lecture 5 - Learning

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Learning

Back 1

a change in behavior due to experience

Front 2

Three types of learning

Back 2

1. Classical conditioning
2. Operant conditioning
3. Observational learning

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Classical Conditioning

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• Relies on association between two stimuli
• Applies mostly to simple, reflexive behavior and basic emotional reactions
○ Ex: salivation, startle
○ Gut reactions, or knee jerk responses

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Neutral

Back 4

anything that does not stimulate a response

Front 5

how does classical conditioning work?

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an unconditioned stimulus that draws an unconditioned response is paired with a neutral thing
the neutral thing eventually becomes a conditioned stimulus and produces a conditioned response without the presence of the unconditioned stimuli

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conditioned response is ___________ as unconditioned stimulus

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not as strong

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Operant Conditioning

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• Relies on an association between a response and a consequence
• Applies to complex, voluntary behaviors
• Behavior is affected by its consequences
○ Thorndike's puzzle box
• Law of effect - consequences affect behavior

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Reinforcement

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using either negative or positive reinforcement to encourage a behavior
-consequence strengthens response

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Punishment

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doing something negative to decrease a behavior

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positive reinforcement

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Adding something positive to reinforce a behavior

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negative reinforcement

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taking a negative stimulus away to increase a behavior